Stir all ingredients together except for chocolate chips. This is what my dough looked like, and then I put it in the freezer for 15 minutes.

Remove Dough from freezer & Roll into balls

I recommend rolling these balls much smaller than you think they should be because once you dip them in chocolate, they almost double in size. The end result should be a truffle and bite-sized. You don’t necessarily want to be biting into a golf ball sized truffle. So start with small balls.

Dip balls into melted chocolate and allow to set up in freezer.

Try not to eat them all at once.

They satisfy the craving for cake batter and chocolate, all in one.

Nothing is “too rich” for me.

These are not too rich but they are definitely rich. Sugar and fat has that effect, and boy, it’s wonderful.

Impress your friends with these. No wait, just impress yourself by making them.

No-Bake Vanilla Cake Batter Chocolate Truffles

These easy-to-make, no-bake truffles with just 5 ingredients have a vanilla cake batter filling and are coated in rich semi-sweet chocolate. They're always a hit at any party or event. They'll keep for months in the fridge or freezer and can be made well in advance. Try other kinds of cake mix flavors to change up the filling. I like yellow butter cake or strawberry.

Yield:20 to 30 truffles

Prep Time:20 minutes

Cook Time:0 minutes

Total Time:about 90 minutes, to allow for cooling & set-up

Ingredients:

1 cup vanilla cake mix

1/4 cup sweetened condensed milk

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

1 tbsp agave, optional and you can just use all sweetened condensed milk if you don't have agave

1 1/2 to 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions:

In a large mixing bowl combine all ingredients, except chocolate chips, and stir to combine.

This mixture should be quite solid and not runny, but not so dry that you can't mold it into balls. If you find that your mixture is a little too runny, add a touch more cake mix. If it's a little too dry, add more sweetened condensed milk/agave. I ended up using about 1 1/4 cups cake mix to get the perfect consistency.

After you've made the dough, refrigerate or freeze for 15 minutes and then remove and roll into balls.

After the balls have been made, refrigerate or freeze for 15 minutes minutes or until well-chilled, ensuring the melted chocolate will adhere and set up properly.

Melt the chocolate chips, and dip the chilled cake batter balls into melted chocolate. Using parchment paper is a tip I'd recommend when working with melted chocolate. Place truffles in freezer or fridge to set up. Truffles will keep airtight in the refrigerator or freezer for many months.

Use GF cake mix to make this recipe Gluten Free.

For those avoiding traditional sweetened condensed milk, use homemade nut/seed milk such as cashew or hemp that you make very thick and sweeten with agave. Full fat coconut milk, sweetened with agave, may also work There are also recipes for vegan sweetened condensed milk floating around. Make sure that the "milk" you use is thick enough so the cake batter sticks/holds together and is sweet enough to replicate traditional sweetened condensed milk.

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Oooh, make more of those truffles! :D

These look great—I love cake batter. When I was a kid, I found an open box of cake mix in my sister’s desk drawer with a spoon stuck in it. I totally started eating it after that too—I thought she was a genius. I prefer it in the batter form vs. powder though, so your recipe looks totally my style!

HAhahah, I love the “…you’re reading the wrong blog.” No worries, I’m in the right place. ;)

Another awesome homemade recipe Averie. When I saw the first picture I was wondering how you got the batter IN the truffles LOL. My family didn’t keep much candy/chocolate around the house and instead my mom did more baking than anything, so I actually don’t know that I’ve ever tried truffles! These look so good though, and so simple!

you could probably make a thick hemp-based or cashew-milk and sweeten it with agave. You need the milk to be thick AND sweet in order to get it to hold the cake batter together.

oh great! I just got my Vitamix yesterday, so I am sure I can whip something up!! Thanks Averie!

I just made these using cream of coconut (NOT coconut cream – You want the stuff you use for pina coladas). They turned out delicious! The cream of coconut is a bit runnier than the sweetened condensed milk, so I blended mine first and added it slowly until it was the right consistency. Hope this helps!

i would love to see some vegan, gf cupcakes from you. cupcakes are generally the opposite of easy, quick and no-bake, so I won’t be upset if you pass on making them. *wink*

have a great sunday!

xo

Yum, the recipe looks great and so simple. Again, wonderful pics too! :-)

1. Probably saw a movie with hubby, Source Code – totally worth seeing in theaters.
2. Yes, but lately I’m only been sticking to raw vegan desserts because they’re simple to make with whole ingredients and minimal time. But this one looks great and makes me want to try a new raw ball recipe.
3. Something with raw caramel, yum!

I have been drooling over all of your caramel recipes lately. I actually made your raw vegan caramels yesterday and I keep having to check to make sure my husband hasn’t eaten them all!

What a fun dessert! I love cake batter, chocolate & truffles. Imagine that ;) They look SO yummy. Will def make them for my next dinner party. For me, a dessert recipe needs to be easy and this one sounds like something I could do!

It’s been dreary and grey here too :l I was SO EXCITED about our 80 degree weather…. Boo.

Ps I’m sipping on my new favorite coffee bc of your reccomendation. TJ’s Bay Blend is SO YUMMY. I love the subtle sweetness that it has… I don’t even need to add sweetener. I also tried Sumatra, but my heart stays with the Bay Blend.

So sorry to hear of your fall! Hope you heal quick, I bet you will. (I love that you blog 2x per day btw, you are my go-to blog when I’m chillin. I read it every morning and evening)!

Best I’ve eaten this weekend is TJ’s sun dried tomato pesto, and played Monopoly w/ my kids and mom.

I love all things sweet, but have an ongoing sinus mystery (chronic debilitating sinusitis, eeek) and seems that avoiding sugar completely (even fruit) is the only thing that stops it. UGH. Anyone know of a foodie blog that includes tons of no sugar items & creative ways to use stuff like stevia?

Pam- Averies recipes are amazing but sugar free they are not. You can check out the Pure2raw twins or Diet Dessert and Dogs for lots of sugar free recipes as they are both doing candida cleanses of no sugar, just do a quick google search for the blog titles and they should come up.

I’m sure you could sub any non-dairy milk for the soy. I’m partial to coconut milk or almond milk myself.

good info

you are so amazing!! Those balls look soooo good and I’m definitely making them ASAP. Your oreo balls went over so well with my friends that they are still talking about them after I made them in January… And I’ve made them twice since then, too!
I can’t wait to make these for my friends as well.

As for a recipe I’d like to see you make… how about a vegan tiramisu!? I looooove tiramisu :) I make a “cheaters” version that involves twinkies, coffee ice cream, and kahlua…but I want something a little “healthier” haha

tiramisu…yum! Glad your friends liked the oreo balls! Twice :)

Gah, I wish I was in the States! My sister’s birthday is coming up and she’d LOVE these.

Best think I ate all weekend was a slice of Peanut Butter Cup Cake from my favorite vegan restaurant in London, Inspiral Lounge. NOM. Second best thing was some Indian curried salmon I made

Oooh, potential new Averie projects. Can I be super selfish for a minute? I have a lot of coconut flakes on hand that I want to get rid of. Normally I’d just make your snowballs…but I’m out of cocoa powder and don’t fancy buying any more. And non-choccie ideas that feature coconut?

omg, yum, I wonder how these would be with brownie mix?

oh i bet wonderful!

Pretty good with brownie mix. Felt a smidge gritty perhaps. I needed to add a smidge more Of the milk and then a little powder again because too much milk came out. Only used a little over a 1/4 cup of the milk.

Husband approved for making them again :-) just need to figure out how to dip them prettier. Maybe I should turn them into pops?

Those look ridiculously good. Like, scary, good. I am gluten/dairy sensitive, so sadly I will not be able to enjoy them…though I could probably figure out a modification…
I love your blog – I was subscribed to it when I had my blog on blogger, but then I moved over to wordpress and lost touch for awhile!

and use homemade nut milk that you make very thick, i.e. cashew or hemp seed, OR use coconut milk perhaps, as long as you sweeten it all w/ agave

Ouch! I missed your post on your fall. I can’t believe that woman with the alcohol.. I think I would have been totally phased too.
Best thing I did this weekend: I pushed myself to get to the gym for my Saturday SBR (swim, bike, run) even though I had a billion things to catch up on – client files, emails, blog pictures, recipes, and posts… I dropped it all and gave myself 3 hours at the gym. I’m so happy I did it.
I read this post in bed this morning and my eyes widened… brilliant! I love cake batter!
Hmmm… next dessert you should do… something with vegan ice cream… and cookies? oh oh crushed up cookies with ice cream “icing”!

thanks b/c i know you are a photography buff and i am trying to make my pics better :)

those look DELICIOUS!!!

I love truffles, but I’m definitely more of a cookie dough fan than a cake batter fan. I think your next dessert should be something with carrots to ring in Spring! Maybe some form of carrot cake bites? Hmmm…

Those truffles look to die! YUM! Can’t wait to try those :) May do Funfetti cake mix and white choc chips! (Not the cleanest combo but maybe after my June wedding I’ll indulge a little bit more!)

PS – I’m totally on your same page … nothing is too rich for me! The richer, the better :)

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